Rasht IAU Student Ranks 2nd in the 2017 Asian Fencing Championships

6/19/2017 11:58:13 PM

Monday, June 19, 2017 - 23:58

A PE student of Rasht Islamic Azad University took second place at the 2017 Asian Fencing Championships.

Mohammad Rahbari won his opponent from Hong Kong and took a place among the final four competitors but lost to South Korean fencer Gu Bon-gil 8-15 in the final contest of men's individual sabre at AsiaWorld-Expo, and received the silver medal.

The 2017 Asian Fencing Championships have reportedly brought together a total of 340 male and female fencers from various Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.